Best Public Schools in Zip Code 61728

Summary:

The 61728 zip code area is home to 3 schools - 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school - all part of the Ridgeview CUSD 19 district. While Ridgeview Junior High School stands out with strong academic performance, the Ridgeview Elementary School and Ridgeview High School face challenges in meeting state proficiency standards.

Ridgeview Junior High School outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts proficiency and achieves a high 73.8% proficiency rate in Science. In contrast, Ridgeview Elementary School struggles with low proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (21.7%) and Mathematics (15.1%), while Ridgeview High School has relatively low proficiency rates in SAT Mathematics (18.7%) and English Language Arts (18.7%) compared to the state.

Across the district, a significant percentage of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 38.04% at Ridgeview High School to 43.61% at Ridgeview Junior High School. This suggests that socioeconomic factors may play a role in the academic performance disparities observed within the district. Addressing chronic absenteeism, particularly at the elementary school level, could also be an area of focus to improve overall student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)							IAR Mathematics (2024)							SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ridgeview High School	Public	9-12	202 E Wood St	Colfax	61728	McLean County	Ridgeview CUSD 19	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 723-2951	163	10	16.3	38.0%	144 (88.3%)	3 (1.8%)	9 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	42.7	376^th of 697 public high schools	46.1%		25.7	526^th of 699 public high schools	24.7%	150	40.0															18.7	18.7	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.8	98.2	98.2		94.1	$24,215	$1,022	$23,193
Ridgeview Junior High School	Public	6-8	202 E Wood St	Colfax	61728	McLean County	Ridgeview CUSD 19	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 723-2951	133	12	11.2	43.6%	123 (92.5%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	25.4	997^th of 1363 public middle schools	26.9%		21.3	1090^th of 1367 public middle schools	20.3%	93	73.8				30.8	16.3	31.0	25.2				3.8	14.0	16.7	12.6			99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.3	99.1		96.5	$12,036	$982	$11,055
Ridgeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 S Harrison St	Colfax	61728	McLean County	Ridgeview CUSD 19	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 723-6531	236	20	11.6	42.8%	210 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	28.4	1449^th of 2067 public elementary schools	29.9%		29.4	1413^th of 2077 public elementary schools	32.0%	36	47.2	12.1	21.6	30.6				21.7	15.1	21.6	8.3				15.1			95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	96.4	94.4	95.6	13.3		$17,247	$1,582	$15,666

Cities Near Zip Code 61728

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Colfax	0.23 mi	3	731^st
Lexington	10.32 mi	3	165^th
Fairbury	12.97 mi	2	392^nd
Chenoa	13.04 mi	1
Gibson City	14.01 mi	3	175^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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